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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] hilaireg:
I have gone through this thread and cleaned up the off-topic posts. A reminder that members have two options when visiting a thread:

Option 1

Responding with helpful and constructive information as opposed to "use the search", "try Google", etc.

Option 2

Move on. There is absolutely no reason to respond in a rude tone or to make someone feel stupid ... it is not constructive and serves no purpose.

There seems to be a significant amount of animosity of late in the HD2 related forums. I'm not certain as to why this is, nor do I want to hear any reason for justification; what I do know is that it is unacceptable.

XDA is about bringing together folks who have similar passions about mobile technology. As the forum is accessed worldwide, you will encounter all types of folks from different walks of life; some of these folks will be extremely technical, others not. In all cases, it is the responsibility of all members to remain respectful of one another. We all have different opinions, we do not all have the same level of knowledge, and some folks are looking to feel like they are learning while trying to contribute.

If this thread is reported once more, I will be looking to suspend the accounts of all members who post off-topic comments. I would remind members that the best moderation is self-moderation.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the337:
hey everyone,

i did a few searches just to see if anyone had this question before but i couldn't find anything. so i created the media folder then audio within it and then alarms, ringtones, and notifications. the only problems i have is that when i put new notifications or ringtones into the folders and go through menu and settings to select them they won't show up until i restart my phone. does anyone else have this problem or am i missing something? thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qmartman711:
on my sd card the folder path goes media>>audio>>notifications...how are you putting them on your sd card?

Make sure you unmount before you eject..etc...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the337:
i have one folder named media, then inside that is a folder named audio, then inside that i have 3 folders named alarms, notifications, and ringtones. i can see them in my settings but i can only select them after i restart my phone (this is if i download them and i don't put them on my sd card from connecting it to my computer, i guess i could solve it by unmounting and then remounting my sd card.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahkee:
OP, did unmounting/mounting work for you?
[Droid Incredible General] gmonox:
I unrooted my phone, installed the OTA with 720p last night, then rerooted it. The camera worked fine for a while, but then all of a sudden it stopped working. It would come up with the camera screen for a second, but then go back to the Home screen. If I try using the Barcode Scanner app, it says "Sorry, the Android camera encountered a problem. You may need to restart the device." I've tried restarting it a few times, nothing happens.

Also, oddly enough Lamppu stopped working, but Incredilight still does.

Anyone else have this problem or know of a fix?

EDIT: I also installed the Hydra OC/UV kernel, I think the camera stopped working after I did this, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I did a nand restore and got it working again. Still dunno why it happened though.
[Droid Incredible General] Panda Fuzz:
Yep, looks like hydra needs to release a new kernel. I am experiencing the exact same issues after installing his kernel.
[Vibrant General] boodies:
EDIT: 9/21/10

NEW FIX OUT!!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782242

Like many of you folks, i've been having lots problems with the GPS. And like many of you, I also am upgrading from the G1 so I know how a good GPS signal is suppose to be like. In many instances, the GS would not sync with the GPS when under the same circumstances, the G1 had no problem.

Inside my home it will rarely connect. When testing with the GPS TEST, the damn thing would not even connect to a satellite.

AFTER FIX - Everything connects REALLY REALLY FAST and ACCURATE

PS - These are not my own but I found them online by username e-wrecked

STEPS

1 - Disable "Use Wireless Networks" - Settings / Location & Security

2 - Dial *#*#1472365#*#*

3 - Under "Application settings" Change "Operation Mode" to MS Based

4 - Under "SUPL/CP Settings" Change the SERVER & PORT to supl.google.com and port 7276 [ Do not use www. in front of supl]

5 - REBOOT

6 - Turn back on the "User Wireless Networks"

7 - Praise God

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PS - If you need to get back to default here are the specs

DEFAULT - OPERATION MODE - Standalone

Server - www.spirent-lcs.com

Port - 7275

THERE IS A NEW FIX OUT!!! - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782242
[Vibrant General] boodies:
all of you who insist that this is a hardware problem, get out of here with that :)
[Vibrant General] WilliamStern:
never mind...
[Vibrant General] dowwin:
has anyone tried this yet?
[Vibrant General] WilliamStern:
I tried it, and so far so good.
[Vibrant General] iceshinobi:
This worked to gps is fast now
[Vibrant General] kronos82:
But what does Thais exactly do to make it better? Just woundering
[Vibrant General] werdz2:
Works perfect on much phone. I think it just updates with more recent satellite data.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
would need this when i get my V
[Vibrant General] temperbad:
not www.supl.google.com right? just supl.google.com ?
[Vibrant General] Poser:
fee nominal....

wait, phenomenal. Yes. That!

great work
[Vibrant General] temperbad:
which one is it? thanks.. www.supl.google.com right? just supl.google.com ?
[Vibrant General] Qwijib0:
supl.google.com
[Vibrant General] temperbad:
thank you much...

edit: Sweet, Got a lock in like 1 min. outside around a bunch of buildings on a really cloudy day.... Not sure if this fixes it completely but It works great for me so far. Ill do more testing obviously but nice job op...

Xda rocks. People all help.. Loving it

edit2: Ok I shut gps and my location off. Then turned on my location. Went to google maps typed in tmobile, then went navigate too, it opened up my gps panel, I turned gps on, hit back to go back to the navigation, it now locks in about 5 seconds on a major cloudy day around buildings got a lock, last night I couldnt get one in minuetes.. Very awesome... Great job again op
[Vibrant General] splat matt:
I was starting to have buyer's remorse because I use my phone for navigation daily. About 30 min ago my internal dialouge was: "Sh!t, I sold my iphone for this and the gps barely works!"

I decided to check if xda-dev had a fix posted and hot damn there it was my gps works awesome! Albeit I was very sceptical and I bit a couple of nails since the first fix was slow (maybe cold with new settings), but every subsequent fix has been lightning quick!

Thank-you very much for posting the fix!

By the way the Vibrant is miles ahead better than the iphone. If this problem occurred on the iphone I would have waited 3 weeks before Apple would stop denying there was a problem and then tell me to buy and external gps for it to work properly - just poking fun at apple.
[Vibrant General] jdk2:
+1 How true.

This fix is exactly what was needed. Thanks to the OP.
[Vibrant General] Jon C:
Since applying the fix, my phone is taking noticeably longer to boot to a useable state. Previously, the phone would boot into the OS and be snappy within seconds. Now, it's taking me ~1min for it to scan the SD card, and is extremely 'choppy' (low FPS) until this is complete. If I happen to accidentally bring up the keyboard during that 'choppy' period, it will remain on the screen until I do a hard reboot.

Anybody else experiencing something weird like that?
[Vibrant General] schnem:
Good so far i even got locked on in the house in a room with no windows in like 5 seconds. First boot up after entering fix was real slow and had some quirks but now running normal. anybody else?

Thanks OP
[Vibrant General] schnem:
I just saw your post after submitting mine

+1 for the choppy boot
[Vibrant General] temperbad:
no, nothing noticably different for me. Seems to boot normal. Even so Id rather wait one more minute on boot than not have gps.... I know your not complaining and it is valid im just saying. Even if this did have that effect im ok with it.
[Vibrant General] theking52:
I wasn't able to lock onto a sat before, and still can't now. Although using GPS tracker i see more available but i still cant lock to even a single one. And this is waiting almost 5 minutes in a few cases.

Does it make a difference if I'm not using it on T-mobile's network? Or does it by default find sats based on that network and, seeing as i'm not on it, it just doesnt lock me to any?

please help!
[Vibrant General] Jon C:
Rogers, huh? Sorry man, I have no idea how to help you there. What happens when you configure the GPS config to automatically detect / assign settings?

If it helps: my GPS functionality was better turning off 3G, and without the assistance of the cell networks (turned off in location settings). Using just the GPS by itself, I was able to use Google Nav. I won't say it was very accurate, though.
[Vibrant General] tundra84:
It's really kind of embarrassing how we as consumers allow companies to bend us over like this all the time...

First no flash on a flagship device, then no ffc, then touchwiz which means slow froyo update with no chance of gingerbread, app lag when going back to home and the cherry on top? Inoperable gps and compass for a lion's share of users.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
You're wrong on nearly all accounts
[Vibrant General] tundra84:
Really? How so?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Front facing camera is near useless with no Skype support, get off it already

Flash? Please, I and others aren't missing it

TouchWiz = FroYo in sept, HARDLY the long wait you claim it to be and there is no word on Gingerbread for ANY phone. The DROID and EVO just got FroYo and one is completely stock, the other completely skinned. COUNTLESS other stock Android phones have yet to receive FroYo or won't.

Pausing when trying to get back to the homescreen is fixed in later firmware, GPS/Compass is nothing new but updates for all three of these things are on the way.

If there was such a thing as a flawless phone we would ALL have it
[Vibrant General] tundra84:
Sacrificing a feature useful in the long run before software catches up to hardware since it's "useless" in the short run? How very forward thinking.

It's a feature, a common one found even on cheap featurephones and it's inexcusable to leave something so simple out. No matter how good night mode is, it would still be better with flash.

Froyo in "late september." Right before gingerbread is supposed to come out. Evo already has froyo and so will the droid 2 when it comes out. So does nexus one but that goes without saying. Droid x is getting it early september. Pretty sure the US variations of the galaxy s are the last on the chopping block. And you're right about gingerbread but given samsung's legacy I'm willing to bet there's going to be no official update.

I wasn't aware the pausing is fixed in later firmware but as for the gps/compass, samsung has been talking about an update since the original european galaxy s launched so there probably won't be a fix until late september with froyo. Bit long to wait months for a feature that was supposed to come with the phone.

No phone is flawless. I'm just saying it would have been nice if samsung was a bit closer to hitting the mark.
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
Please vote on the poll below, thanks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=752781
[Vibrant General] morfic:
So none of the fixes worked, and I returned my Vibrant.

Tried new one in store, 40 meters, awesome, outside in car, 10m, at home 10m.

H,appy went on to root again, install apps delete crap, fix scheduler, move data stuff to a ext 2

Today I try to navigate to restaurant wife was at, 3 short locks , test was.all "searching gps".

S owhat broke it? The fix works for others, not me, what did I break.

I see no connection to gps.

So I wondered if google maps cached any old bad setting, or if update broke it.

Impatient as I am I did not try to erase data, but I did uninstall update.

8 secs indoors, 10m accuracy ( *#*#1472365#*#* reported 8.6, and it did not get a lock in that menu all day
[Vibrant General] morfic:
I noticed the secgps.conf file's creation date was today at the time I uninstalled maps update.
[Vibrant General] Charlie Brown:
I hear ya Tundra84.

Your gripes are with much merrit. Albeit, the last thing I care about is the flash. Even though on a high end phone it is inexcusable not to have one. And I love having it on my HD2 to use as a flash light lol!

But I would love to get a lock on more than 2/3 gps sats. My Nav works well enough to get around. But for a modern high end phone it should work the way my HTC HD2 does which locks 6-10 gps sats in a few seconds! Not just locking on two damn satellites!!!

SAMSUNG........... FIX THE GPS and while your at it fix the sketchy compass as well.

PS

I find that using 75 for the accuracy in Application settings and MS Assited in Operation Mode..... and www.spirent-lcs.com in SUPL/CP Settings worked best for me. Only 2 to 3 satellites lock but my accuracy is at 12-27 feet wich helps a lot when using Google's Nevigator.

Cheers!
[Vibrant General] :
I agree, unfortunately HTC can't make Evo's fast enough for everyone who wants one. :D
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
If you're so happy with yours, why are you always over here? I mean don't you have a phone you love? Go post in the Evo forums!
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
They are not sure about their purchase. Why else would they waste their time on this forum? Its like someone who buys a Toyota Camry and hangs out on the Honda Accord forums.
[Vibrant General] morfic:
Damn car charger

**START OF LONG BORING STORY, SKIP FOR THE SUMMARY**

So i loved my accuracy and lock speed at home last night.

So on way back from work i test it.

Turn on car, plug in phone into car charger (i like to leave screen on for the occassional peek anyway, and to see if it helod a lock today especially)

Would not get a damn lock!

Unplugged it to put it away, and thought to myself, i got lock in maps, not navigation....well, maps/my location it is, locked on me quick....while going 55 mph on that stretch.

It held lock on me, so yay, plug it up.

held lock on me up on to highway, lost signal, never got it back, crap.

Been wondering about usb anyway, and i know i manage to get usb debugging to connect sometimes, but usb always connects on it.

turned it off, plugged it up (while i had new lock from maps/my location), navigation went on and held lock a little longer, lost it, never got it back (never meaning getting tired of seeing my last cell lock location after the lady tells me again "Signal Lost" for minutes witha blinking gps dish)

"well if i am right, i unplug it and get my lock back" i think, unplug, put it back in same place it could not keep/regain a lock. ~8 secs and i was back in business.

"ok, if i am right, i should keep a lock all the way home"

2 minutes after that i saw the gps dish blink, while i started to cuss...it stops and has a lock (4secs of worry? tops), navigation never hiccuped for the remainder of the trip, never moved me on the access road when i was on highway.

So now i know what NOT todo with my phone when i want to use navigation.

**LONG STORY END**

So if you are still troubled with crappy navigation, but GPS works walking, check if your car charger causes the Vibrant to think USB (data) is connected. (mine is from my jabra bluetooth car kit, never caused issues on Acer Liquid or Betouch E400 (cable i used is from the E400))

So i finally plugged in my replacement TMO car charger (the generic micro usb-b one with a spare usb port) and that one does not create a usb connection, while it does charge it fine.

While plugged up it locked quick, but only had time to drive around the block to test it, it kept it there, considering i couldn't get a lock, only keep it on the other charger, i am hopeful it's "USB connected" doing it, not any charger..

I guess i mostly had to let this out because it's frustrating.
[Vibrant General] ctcpitt:
Thank You!! This fix worked perfectly, I was dissapointed that this phone didnt have good gps like my g1 also, and now its as good as it was if not better!!!! Thanks for posting the fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Vibrant General] cab9211:
The fix seems to have worked for me on Captivate, I was able to get a fix indoors (with sky view). Thanks for providing the fix.
[Vibrant General] Telanis:
The USB screws up a lot. I'm having a messy time with Windows drivers right now, they got screwed up somehow and apparently cannot be fixed, even with uninstall/reboot/clean/reboot/reinstall and all that.
[Vibrant General] aksoutherland:
This fixed the issue for me. Even the compass now works properly.:)
[Vibrant General] morfic:
Compass? i wish
[Vibrant General] 30Glock:
There I fixed it for you.
[Vibrant General] aksoutherland:
Yeah, after I applied the fix my compass gives a much more accurate bearing than it did before. I will admit that I haven't tested it against a real compass to see how accurate it is. I may do that this evening.
[Vibrant General] nycnative12:
Thanks, It worked perfectly. I just got the vibrant a week ago and I heard about the problems with the GPS, but if that was the only problem, it did not keep me from getting it. Thanks for the information.
[Vibrant General] tundra84:
It's so odd how this fix works perfectly for some people but not at all for others. Makes me wonder if it isn't a hardware defect...

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant using the XDA app. You may thank Swype for any and all grammar errors.
[Vibrant General] wbexpress:
Hi Charlie, this one's not doing it for me. What was the original "accuracy", 50, correct?
[Vibrant General] theodork:
I think the problem is that people are not really fully testing their phones before they report here. People really need clear the GPS Data, reboot, run GPS Test for 5 mins, note how many satellites they locked. Then they need to apply the suggested fix, clear the GPS Data, reboot, and run GPS Test for 5 mins, and note how many satellites they locked.

Without this specific data set there is no way to know if the fix did anything at all other than force the user to reboot their phones and perform a new cold start.

Considering that location information can be obtained from wifi, cell towers, and GPS, and that the phone can also remember your last known locations, you can certianly get by with finding your location and even using it for some nav purposes with few or any GPS fixes at all..

I've been tinkering with my phone and repeating these procedures, and it wildly varies from 0 locks to 4 locks, but typically its 2 locks. I can get by with low accuracy and 2 locks, but I will consider this defective.

I'm hoping samsung will make things right with an update, but that wont stop me from trying it myself until they do...
[Vibrant General] coolshades:
After reading the 21 pages of posts, I am not sure if this is a "fix", but rather just applying more "algorithms" to help with locating. I have not seen any posts of actual satellites in use after the "fix". The most tell-tale sign that this is not fixing the gps problem is the last step of the "fix" - turn back on network data. A real standalone gps does not need network data.

My problem is that the Vibrant views many satellites but lock on at most 1 with almost 00 signal. If I turned sky hook on, navigation on even with one satellite in use. I don't know, my Vibrant is going back to the T-mobile store tomorrow.

Cool :(
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Network location isn't aGPS. The phone is operating via aGPS regardless of the settings you put in.
[Vibrant General] smutek:
Was amazed yesterday to lock onto 4 satellites and get a pretty accurate map location while driving to the grocery store. Today drove somewhere else and locked onto zero satellites both on the trip there and on the trip back.

:/
[Vibrant General] coolshades:
@heygrl,

So, if I understand what you are saying, even if I use standalone method and uncheck "use wireless networks", but check "use GPS satellites" under Location and security, the Vibrant still uses network tower information in navigation. Thanks for that info.

Cool
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Use wireless networks is completely separate from GPS, you can use wireless network information to get a coarse (30-100 meters on WiFi, 800-2000 meters on a cell network) fix but aGPS operates totally independent of it. That's why on the DROID X, it has 3 options. One for GPS location (fine) one for Network Location (coarse) and another to enable/disable aGPS. Motorola baked that into the MotoBLUR UI.
[Vibrant General] theodork:
GPS = satellites only

aGPS = satellites + triangulation based on your signal strength to nearby cell towers

use wireless network = using location data of nearby wireless networks, like coffeeshop hot spots, your home network, etc. you don't have to actually be logged into these home networks but when your phone sees them it sees the MAC address of the AP and it checks it against a database of known locations.. or something like that =D

so these type of things is why our phones many times can still navigate us with only 2, 1 ,or even no GPS satellite locks. This is why im skeptical of some of the "it works!" claims when people don't give us hard data on how many satellites they locked on to...

I can use google navigation with my typical 1 or 2 satellite locks most of the time, with low accuracy, but I won't consider this right until the phone can consistently lock onto at least 4 satellites at a time. Even then, those are low standards. My five year old bluetooth GPS unit that i used with my Dell Axim easily connects to at least 8 in no time, and many others have attested to their prior smartphones working very similarly.

Anyways sorry to beat a dead horse =P
[Vibrant General] aksoutherland:
This is good information to know, Thanks.